Family

가족

가족 is the people unit. Count them with 명, mark possession with 의 (often just 제), and say who you are with using (이)랑.

10 words6 sentencesGrammar: (이)랑14 min

Today’s goal

Say how many people are in your family and who you live with.

Words

가족

gajok · family

부모님

bumonim · parents (honorific)

아버지

abeoji · father

어머니

eomeoni · mother

형

hyeong · older brother (male speaker)

누나

nuna · older sister (male speaker)

언니

eonni · older sister (female speaker)

동생

dongsaeng · younger sibling

명

myeong · counter for people

결혼하다

gyeolhonhada · to marry

의 · (이)랑

의 is of / ’s, but in speech 제 가족 is more natural than 저의 가족. (이)랑 means with (or and, for people). After a vowel: 랑 (친구랑). After a consonant: 이랑 (형이랑). 가족이 네 명이에요 uses native numbers + 명 for people. 결혼했어요 is I got married (past of 하다).

Sentences

가족이 몇 명이에요?

gajogi myeot myeongieyo? · How many people are in your family?

네 명이에요.

ne myeongieyo. · Four people.

부모님하고 동생이 있어요.

bumonimhago dongsaengi isseoyo. · I have parents and a younger sibling.

형이랑 살아요.

hyeongirang sarayo. · I live with my older brother.

가족 사진을 보여 주세요.

gajok sajineul boyeo juseyo. · Please show me a family photo.

아직 결혼 안 했어요.

ajik gyeolhon an haesseoyo. · I’m not married yet.

Say it out loud

Your line

가족이 몇 명이에요? 네 명이에요.

gajogi myeot myeongieyo? ne myeongieyo. · Ask, then answer with your household.

Family epics — Koreans say our mom, not my mom — 우리 형. · My older brother. (우리 = our, even for one person)

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